Single center: Electrical and structural cardiomyopathies
The term rare cardiomyopathies refers to diseases of the heart muscle with disorders of the pumping function and/or the electrical function (excitation propagation and excitation regression). Cardiomyopathies can lead to cardiac insufficiency and sudden cardiac death.
Many cardiomyopathies are hereditary and run in families. In the case of these rare cardiomyopathies, in addition to special diagnostics and therapy, the examination of family members is a priority.
Competencies of the individual center:
Electrical cardiomyopathies
- Brugada syndrome
- Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)
- Long QT syndrome (Romano-Ward syndrome, Jervell-Lange-Nielsen syndrome)
- Short QT syndrome
- Syndrome of early repolarization
- Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
- Familial atrial fibrillation
- Cardiac conduction disorders (sick sinus syndrome)
Structural cardiomyopathies
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Hypertrophic (obstructive) cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
- Non-compaction cardiomyopathy
- Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathies in the context of neuromuscular diseases
- Congenital heart defects
Special consultation hours
- Competent patient consultation
- Examination of family members
- Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
- Close follow-up care
- Human genetic diagnostics
Differentiated diagnostics
- Transthoracic and transesophageal cardiac ultrasound examination
- Cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
- ECG, LZ ECG, 7-day LZ ECG, event recorder
- Invasive electrophysiological diagnostics
Special therapies
- Drug therapy
- Pacemaker and defibrillator therapy
- Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
- Interventional therapies (TAVI, MitraClip, TASH)
- Cardiac support systems (ECMO and Impella therapy)
- Heart transplantation, artificial heart therapy
